Steam-condenser.



PATENTED DEG. 11,.1906.

I. FRICKE. STEAM CONDENSER. APPLICATION I'ILED MAY 3. 1906.

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WILLIAM F. FRIGKE, OF MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS.

STEAM-CONDENSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed May 3, 1906. Serial No. 315.054.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM F. FRIoKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Sterling, in the county of Brown and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Steam-Condensers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to steam-condens ers, and it contemplates the provision of a compact condenser which is a material simplification of those at present in general use and yet is possessed of high capacity.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a vertical diametrical section of my improved condenser, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken in the plane indicated by the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking upwardly.-

Similar letters designate corresponding parts inboth views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A is the casing of my new condenser, The said casing is preferably of sheet metal and comprises a cylindrical shell a, which is preferably tapered or gradually reduced in diameter toward its upper end, a bottom I), which declines toward its center and is extended beyond the shell a,

as indicated by 0, so as to form an annular trough d, and a top e, which declines from its center, as shown. The bottom I) of the casing A is provided with a discharge-pipe f for water of condensation, while the trough d has a similar pipe 9 to carry off the water used to cool the casing A.

B is an inlet-pipe for steam which extends up through the casing-bottom b.

C is a steam-eduction pipe which extends through the casing-top e, is tapered or gradually reduced in diameter toward its lower end, and is provided below said casing-top with a circular series of apertures h, designed for the passage of steam from the interior of the easing into the pipe.

D is a water-receptacle formed' by an annular flange E, extending upwardly from the upper portion of the casing A and having openings E in its lower portion around the casing A, and F is a pipe leading from a suitable source of cold-water supply and having a ring I; surrounding the pipe C and provided auxiliary condenser shown in Fig. 1.

with a plurality of inwardly-directed apertures, whereby it is adapted to spray cold water'against said pipe C.

In virtue of the construction thus far described it will be apparent that the cold water supplied through the pipe F will cool the steameduction pipe C and will then collect in the receptacle 1) and cool the top a of the casing A. It will also be apparent that the cold water will flow through openings E and pass down on and against the outer side of the casing-shell a, with the result that the said shell will be efficiently cooled and in that way enabled to condense a large quantity of steam. After cooling the shell a the coolingwater is received in the trough d, whence it passes through the pipe g, as before described.

G is a dished deflector arranged on supports Z in the casing A at a slight distance above the steam-supply pipe B and having a minute aperture m at its center for the escape of any water of condensation which it may collect, and H is a similar deflector hung from the casing-top e and having a minute aperture n in its center for the escape of water of condensation. The deflector G serves to guide the entering steam laterally to the cooled shell (1, while the deflector H assures the steam remaining against the said shell at until it reaches the casing-top e, with the result that the steam is expeditiously condensed and the capacity of the apparatus is increased.

In the practical use of my novel apparatus the steam enters the casing A through the pipe B and is condensed in the manner described, the water of condensation being discharged through the pipe f, while the surplus steam escapes through the pipe 0.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that, while simple, compact, and inexpensive, my improved condenser is highly efficient, requires little or no attention while in operation, and is well adapted to withstand the usage to which condensers are ordinarily subjected.

With a view of condensing any steam that may escape through the pipe C of the condenser described, I prefer to employ tlfie T c said auxiliary condenser comprises a casing A, in the form of a hood, arranged over the first-described condenser, a water-receptacle D, arranged on said casing A and having openings E" in its lower portion around the casing, and a pipe F, preferably a branch of the pipe F, arranged to supply cool water to the receptacle.

When the auxiliary condenser is employed it will be apparent that the water passing down from the receptacle D through the openings E and a 'ainst the outer side of the casing A will con ense any steam that may be received in said casing; also, that from the outer side of the casing A the cooling-Water will pass to the trough d of the first-described condenser. The arrows at the lower end of the casing-A" indicate the escape of some of the steam from said casing. The casing A is preferably, though not necessarily, supported by 'lugsA on the casing A.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1-'. In a steam-condenser, the combination of a casing the bottom of which is extended beyond its side to form a trough, a pipe leading-fro-m said trough, a flange extending upward from the upper portion of the casing and forming a'receptacle onthetop of the same, and having openings initslower portionaround the casing, and a pipe for supplying Water to the said receptacle.

2. In a steam-condenser, the combination of a casing the bottom of which is extended beyond its side to form a trough, a pipe leadingfrom said trough, a steam-supply pipe arranged to discharge into the lower portion of the casing, a steam-eduction pipe leading from the topof the casing, a lowerdeflector arranged the casing slightly above the discharge of the steam-supply pipe, an upper deflectorarra-nged in the casing slightly below the steam-eduction pipe, a flange extending upward from the upper portion of the casing and forming a receptacle on the top of the of the same and having openings in its lower portion around the casing, and means for supplying a cooling agent to such receptacle.

4. The combination with a steam condenser comprising a casing the bottom of which is extended beyond its side to form a trough, a pipe leading from said trough, and means for supplying water to the outer side of the casing; of an auxiliary condenser comprising a hood-shaped casing arranged over the first-mentioned condenser so as to discharge water into the trough thereof, and means for supplying water to the outer side of said casing.

5. The combination with a steam-condenser comprising a casing the bottom of which is extended beyond its side to form a trough, a pipe leading from said trough, a receptacle arranged on the casing and having openings in its lower portion around the same, and a pipe for supplying water to the casing; of an auxiliary condenser comprising a hood-shaped casing arranged over the firstmentioned condenser so as to discharge water into the trough thereof, a receptacle arranged on the casing and having openings in its lower portion around the same, and a branch from the pipe for supplying water to said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

W'ILLIAM F. FRICKE.

I/Vitnesses:

FRANK W. CRANE, EUGENE Tron. 

